cochlear

cochlear

English

Etymology

    From cochlea + -ar.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒk.li.ə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.kli.ɚ/, /ˈkɑk.li.ɚ/
    • Rhymes: -ɒkliə(ɹ), -əʊkliə(ɹ)

    Adjective

    cochlear (not comparable)

    1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cochlea.

    Derived terms

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    Latin

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      From cochlea (snail”, “snail-shell) + -ar (suffix forming neuter nouns).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      cochlear n (genitive cochleāris); third declension

      1. a spoon
      2. a spoonful (as a measure for liquids)
        1. (specifically, in medicine and pharmacy) a spoonful (a measurement of dose, equal to half a cheme or 1144 of a cotyla)

      Declension

      Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

      singular plural
      nominative cochlear cochleāria
      genitive cochleāris cochleārium
      dative cochleārī cochleāribus
      accusative cochlear cochleāria
      ablative cochleārī cochleāribus
      vocative cochlear cochleāria

      Derived terms

      • cochlear amplum
      • cochlear magnum
      • cochlear medium
      • cochlear parvum
      • cochleārium

      Descendants

      • Italo-Romance:
        • Italian: cucchiaio
        • Neapolitan: cucchiaro
        • Sicilian: cucchiara
        • Maltese: kuċċarina
      • Padanian:
        • Emilian: cuciar, cuciär, cucèr
          • Piedmontese: cuciar
            • Franco-Provençal: cuchâr
        • Ligurian: cugiâ
        • Lombard: cugiar
        • Piedmontese:
          Occidental: cujé, chier
          Oriental: cugé
        • Romagnol: cucèra, cuceara, cucèr
        • Venetan: cuciàro
      • Northern Gallo-Romance:
      • Southern Gallo-Romance:
        • Aragonese: cullera, cullara, culler
        • Catalan: cullera
        • Occitan: culhièr, culhier
          Auvergnat: culhèir, cuhlèira
          Gascon: culhèr, culher, culhèra, culhera
          Vivaro-Alpine: cuilher, cuilhera, culièra
      • Ibero-Romance:
      • Borrowings:

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